Joe Fabeitz wrote:

Guys (and gal),

I just had someone tell me Home Depot and Ryobi are "in cahoots" and "the
holy H" is the ONLY place you can buy Ryobi power tools. When the hell did
this happen and why wasn't I notified? Anyone else know about this?

It's been that way for a number of years. A few years ago, I happened to
be in Lowes, and I was wandering around the tool section looking for a
replacement battery for an old 12v Ryobi drill driver and they told me
that they didn't sell Ryobi products and that I had to go to HD.